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Please be kind to me!

Postby EpicLotus » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:14 pm

Hello everyone!

Nice to meet you all. I'm a 28 year old guy, married, and have a lovely baby girl. I came across CAA while looking through anime threads over at the Catholic Answers Forum (I'm a Catholic), and thought I'd join up. I lurk and post a little bit on the Anime News Network, but the crowd there isn't really my type.

I've been a fairly steady anime fan for about 11 years, starting in high school and continuing through on to college, where I was involved in an anime club for two years. Speaking of college, I have a bachelor's degree in the Comparative Study of Religion (i.e. Religious History), with minors in History, Jewish Cultural Studies, and Computer Science (I changed majors a few times :hits_self ). I put all of that good, solid education to work as a stay-at-home dad.

Some of my favorite shows include:
Kimagure Orange Road
Mobile Suit Gundam (the original)
Dragon Ball (and Z and GT!)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (though I guess that's a no-no to discuss here :o )
Hunter x Hunter
Vision of Escaflowne

I have an ever burgeoning collection of anime media (DVD, VHS, LD, BD), and I've also recently picked up my where my college studies of the Japanese language left off. Boy am I rusty!!

I look forward to getting to know the members here and sharing with our joint passions of anime together :).

Cheers!
Jonathan
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Postby goldenspines » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:47 pm

Hello and a warm welcome to you EpicLotus. I hope you enjoy it here. ^_^
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Postby Furen » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:56 pm

Hey, nice to meet you!

If you have any questions, feel free to bite, we don't bite... for the most part :)
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Postby TopazRaven » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:00 pm

Welcome to CAA. I certainly hope you enjoy your stay here. :)
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Postby AngelicTotoro » Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:22 am

You love KOR as well? Awesome Sauce!
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Postby SincerelyAnomymous » Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:26 am

Welcome to the Pride Lands! Hope you enjoy your stay ^_^
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Postby Lilac#18 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:26 pm

[color="Plum"]Hi, EpicLotus.:)[/color]
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Postby Ally-Ann » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:36 pm

Hello! Welcome to CAA!
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I like mochi. ^^

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Postby seaglass27 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:40 pm

You've seen Mobile Suit Gundam? How is it? It's on my (extremely long) list of shows to watch.
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Postby rocklobster » Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:49 pm

:hug: Welcome to CAA!
Would you like a jelly baby?
BTW, what's your username on Catholic Answers? I go there sometimes.
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Postby bigsleepj » Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:29 pm

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Postby Neane » Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:39 pm

Welcome!
Kimagure Orange Road is one of those I am about to watch.
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Postby Mouse2010 » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:55 am

Welcome to CAA, EpicLotus! This is a nice place to hang out.

For some reason, I'm kind of surprised that Catholic Answers HAS anime threads. I guess the only time I've browsed there is when I was looking at their moral theology discussions.
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Postby K. Ayato » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:11 pm

Howdy! :jump:
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*Explosion goes off in the movie*

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Postby EpicLotus » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:40 pm

Thanks everyone!

Otaku Jordan: Mobile Suit Gundam is a very interesting show. The pacing can be a bit slow at times, and you have to be okay with the limits of 70's animation techniques, but the story is very good. There are a lot of interweaving sub-plots, and it builds to a rather satisfying conclusion. Also, this show has some of the best character development I've seen in an anime, especially if you can keep in mind that most of the main characters are between ages 15-19. The show is a classic for very good reason :).

rockbaby: Jelly babies? That sounds like a reference to Doctor Who... Either way, I'd love one!

Neane: I hope you enjoy Orange Road! My wife and I both loved the series, and it's probably in my top 5 anime of all time. Wonderful story.
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Postby Mithrandir » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:08 pm

Welcome to the Nuthouse!

It's always nice to see the demographic shift closer to my age group. ;)


Oh, one other thing: you might enjoy playing around with our new reviews system, once you've built up a few posts.

See you around!
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Postby Vii » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:40 pm

Hello and welcome to CAA! ^_^
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Postby Tsukuyomi » Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:30 pm

Hey there ^^ Welcome to CAA ^^ I hope you enjoy it here and let us know if you need anything ^^
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Postby ABlipinTime » Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:09 pm

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Postby alma » Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:39 pm

Hi and Welcome EpicLotus!

Nice username.
What is your avatar from?

See you around!
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Postby aliveinHim » Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:13 pm

Hurro! Wercome EpicRotus!
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Postby Derek_Is_Me » Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:25 pm

Good to have you aboard. Can't wait to see what crazyness that you have brought to the table. ^^
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